But no one else on the team had more than the four rebounds Matt Barnes collected.

For the season, the Clippers are averaging 42.6 rebounds per game, tied for 19th in the leaguewith the Lakers.

“We’ve got to rebound better as a group,” Rivers said. “And it’s not on the bigs. It’s on everybody.”

Rivers said the guards have fallen short in stopping opponents' dribble-penetration, which has made it more difficult on their defense and ability to rebound.

“A lot of it is the guards are getting beat off the dribble,” Rivers said. “And when they get beat off the dribble, the bigs are in rotation. It’s not just as simple as the bigs aren’t rebounding. The bigs are rebounding. The bigs are in help half the game. We’ve got to do a better job of controlling the dribble. If we do a better job of controlling the dribble, then our bigs are under the basket rebounding where they should be.”